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ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2015

Exercise and Alcohol Consumption: What We Know, What We Need to Know, and Why it is Important.

J Leigh Leasure, Clayton Neighbors, Craig E Henderson, Chelsie M Young

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Review in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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74citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

74 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 152 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J Leigh LeasureDepartment of Psychology, University of Houston , Houston, TX , USA.
Clayton NeighborsDepartment of Psychology, University of Houston , Houston, TX , USA.
Craig E HendersonDepartment of Psychology, Sam Houston State University , Huntsville, TX , USA.
Chelsie M YoungDepartment of Psychology, University of Houston , Houston, TX , USA.
University of Houston · USSam Houston State University · US

Funding

Social Norms and Alcohol Prevention (SNAP)R01AA014576 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI NEIGHBORS, CLAYTON · 2004 to 2015
$4.0M
Brain Damage and Exercise Neurorestoration After Repeated Binge Alcohol ExposureR21AA021260 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI LEASURE, J LEIGH · 2013 to 2014
$385k
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA014576NIAAA NIH HHS R21 AA021260
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exercise provides a wealth of benefits to brain and body, and is regarded as a protective factor against disease. Protective factors tend to cluster together - that is, people who engage in one healthy behavior, such as exercise, also engage in other healthy behaviors, such as maintaining a nutritious diet and getting sufficient sleep. In contrast to exercise, alcohol consumption is not typically regarded as a health-promoting behavior, although moderate intake has been associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Surprisingly, several large, population-based studies have shown a positive association between physical activity and alcohol intake. The present review focuses on what is known about this relationship, including potential neural bases as well as moderating factors, and discusses important directions for further study, such as a more thorough characterization of people who both drink and exercise. We focus on ramifications for intervening with people who have alcohol use disorders, as exercise has been assessed as both a treatment and preventive measure, with mixed results. We believe that, in order for such interventions to be effective, clinical trials must distinguish treatment-seeking populations from non-treatment-seeking ones, as well as ensure that the use of exercise as a tool to decrease alcohol consumption is made explicit. We posit that a better understanding of the relationship between physical activity and alcohol intake will maximize intervention efforts by informing the design of clinical trials and research-driven prevention strategies, as well as enable individuals to make educated decisions about their health behaviors.

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alcoholalcohol use disorderdrinking motivesphysical activityreward

Identifiers

PMID26578988
PMCPMC4629692
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